Please join us for the BriarForestSuperNeighborhood meeting

Our special speaker, County Judge Ed Emmett, will address the Harris County Flood Control Bond and upcoming August 25 special election.

This will be an opportunity to hear from Judge Emmett about the overall bond program and to express our community perspective on project needs for Buffalo Bayou. Russ Poppe, Director HCFCD, will also attend. Our county leadership needs to hear our concerns and understand why appropriate projects must be included to improve Buffalo Bayou conveyance east of Beltway 8 to reduce flooding in our neighborhoods.

2018 Trash BashSaturday March 24, 2018, 8:00 – 12:00

Come volunteer and help clean like you mean it in Terry Hershey Park along Buffalo Bayou! This is an spring annual tradition for BFSN and we have a good time!

An individual registration form is needed for every volunteer, in groups or individuals. Please have each participant complete registration and waiver form in advance. Bring completed forms to sign-in at site – if you aggregate your group this expedites registration. You may print the Trash Bash registration form or you may use the form accessible at the H-GAC website: http://www.trashbash.org/volunteers.html.

Briar Forest Super Neighborhood is a site sponsor for Terry Hershey. If you can assist in operating the site we need your help with registration, set up transportation guides and clean up and more. Our set –up begins at 6:30 am at the pavilion/parking lot at 15332 Memorial, on Langham Creek. Contact me or Judson Bryant of you can assist – we appreciate it.

Trash Bash details will be discussed at our meeting on Tuesday March 20. The attached map provides information on the activities Thank you again for your support.

Please join us for the BriarForestSuperNeighborhood meeting

Our program features Mary Ann Weber Communications Director Houston Audubon Society who will present Birds of the Bayou and environs.

Additionally we address security, get updated on City events with CM Greg Travis, and discuss our community affairs.

Finally we will discuss the City of Houston Ch 19 draft revision – flood plain regulations. These revise building elevations, flood pool elevation and we will outline their timing and impact on rebuilding homes in Briar Forest Super Neighborhood.. Chapter 19 revisions will be presented to TTI committee of City Council on March 21

Please join us for the BriarForestSuperNeighborhood meeting

Our February program features Jim Blackburn, environmental attorney and Rice University professor, discussing Houston Post Harvey. Jim was keynote speaker at a post-Harvey perspective presented at the Chronicle hosted event in December. Now, Jim has undertaken formation of the Bayou City Initiative to maintain public dialogue and engagement about flooding mitigation and policy. Jim will share his perspective on how Houston must manage recovery with paucity of federal and state funds as well as our role as citizens in public dialogue as the key to making effective change in policy needed to mitigate flooding.

Please join us for the BriarForestSuperNeighborhood meeting

Our January program features Jim Blackburn, environmental attorney and Rice University professor, discussing Houston Post Harvey. Jim was keynote speaker at a post-Harvey perspective presented at the Chronicle hosted event in December. Now, Jim has undertaken formation of the Bayou City Initiative to maintain public dialogue and engagement about flooding mitigation and policy. Jim will share his perspective on how Houston must manage recovery with paucity of federal and state funds as well as our role as citizens in public dialogue as the key to making effective change in policy needed to mitigate flooding.

Please join us for the BriarForestSuperNeighborhood meetingTuesday September 19
at The Briarwood School, 12207 Whittington, Houston, TX 77077.
We will meet 6:30 - 8:00 pm.

(*) FEMA has been invited. They were at our town hall meeting last Saturday and we expect them to be there Thursday night, but they have not yet confirmed their attendance.

Please bring your written questions with you (please include your name, address, telephone number and email address so we can get you a response if we are not able to answer your question during the meeting).

We will post all written materials on the District G website soon after the meeting has concluded.

Our guest speaker is Dr Bruce Race, University of Houston Professor, who will address causes of flooding in Houston, why we flood where we do and which areas will flood next – a timely topic.

Our program will cover security, community leadership with District G CM Greg Travis's Office and we will have local reports, and focus on issues related to our community affairs including Kirkwood Reconstruction update, Super Neighborhood Alliance, Tx Legislative update, Waldemar Park, Walnut Bend, Oaks of Brittany, and Dairy Ashford/new Harvest Moon and Terry Hershey trail repair.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT FRANCKLOW PARK?

INVASIVES REMOVAL PROJECT

SATURDAY, JUNE 24 -- 7 AM - TIL?
(Til it gets too HOT or we run out of steam!)

Come out Saturday morning to be a part of the project sponsored by Friends of Francklow Park (if weather allows)

Part of the plan for Francklow Park has been to encourage the growth of native tree and plant species in the park. A number of non-native or domesticated plants such as Chinese Tallow (Triadica sebifera, native of eastern Asia), Japanese Ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum, native of Japan, Korea) and Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinese, native of China) among others are evident in the park. These plants with their hardy, aggressive growth shade, out compete and displace the native species. The objective of the project is to remove these invasives from the park over time.

Come out Saturday and be a part of the project.

(This is NOT a suitable project for young children.)

BRING: Pruning saws, heavy duty loppers

WEAR: Gloves, long sleeves, sun protection

Questions? email Greg at mdaniell@sbcglobal.net

Join Wilcrest Park’s design team!

Westchase District, in partnership with the City of Houston is moving forward with design for 3.6 acre Wilcrest Park, located just north of the Robinson Westchase Library (3223 Wilcrest), next to the Library Loop Trail!

At our first meeting, we gathered input from the community to determine what amenities the park should include. Our second community meeting will give participants a chance to review and comment on potential park concepts, and share their thoughts on how the selected amenities should be placed on the site. We welcome the general public to join us at the park site located at 3100 Wilcrest Drive for our Second Community Input Meeting on Saturday, April 22, at 9 a.m.

If you missed the opportunity to share what amenities you’d like to see in Wilcrest Park at the first meeting, please take our online survey and give us your ideas!

I ask that you please advertise this community meeting and encourage anyone who may be interested to come out and participate.

Westchase District, in partnership with the City of Houston, is developing a 3.6 acre park located just north of the Robinson Westchase Library (3223 Wilcrest), adjacent to the Library Loop Trail! The first step in our design process is to gather input from the community to determine what features it should include. We want you to be an active participant Wilcrest Park’s development, so we invite you to attend our first Community Input Meeting on Wednesday, March 29, 6:30 p.m.at the Tracy Gee Community Center, 3559 Westcenter Drive .

Your insight will help us understand what park amenities and programs are important to you. To ensure this is a truly successful park, we would like to gain as much feedback as possible. I ask that you please advertise this community meeting and encourage all of your friends, students, residents and/or employees to come out and participate.

Also available until March 26, is our Trails and Parks Master Plan Survey. This brief survey will help us determine where trails should be located to better connect residents, employees and visitors to various points of interest throughout the District, as well as help us determine the amenities and services needed within future park locations.

Delegates or representatives of HOA’s and stakeholder groups please provide your top priority items for inclusion in BFSN Annual Report and action plan.

Our program will cover security, community leadership with District G CM Greg Travis's Office, Irma Sanchez Projects director Westchase Management District will speak onWestchase Initiatives – Projects, Trails and Multifamily-Unit Securityand we will have localreports and updates on issues related to our community affairs including Oaks of Brittany, and Dairy Ashford and Kirkwood Reconstruction.

Our program will cover security, community leadership with District G CM Greg Travis's Office, CM Mike Knox At Large 1 on the Importance of Super Neighborhoods to Houston's Future, local reports and updates on issues related to our community affairs including Oaks of Brittany, and Dairy Ashford and Kirkwood Reconstruction.

We cordially invite you for a town hall meeting in House District 133 to hear about the 85th Legislative Session. This is a great time to meet my Austin staff and learn more about what is happening at the State Capitol.

December 2016Due to concerns for public safety, a portion of Harris County Precinct 3’s Terry Hershey Park is temporarily closing while Harris County Flood Control District work to repair bank failures on Buffalo Bayou continues. Effective immediately, Terry Hershey Park will be closed on the north side of Buffalo Bayou between Beltway 8 and Kirkwood Drive.
The remainder of Terry Hershey Park will continue to be open to the public. Park goers are encouraged to access trails and park space that will remain open by using the existing parking areas located west of the closure.

Our program will cover security, community leadership with District G CM Greg Travis's Office, an update from Chris Daniel the Special Projects and Community Outreach Coordinator for the District Clerk of Harris County, local reports and updates on issues related to our community affairs including Oaks of Brittany, and Dairy Ashford and Kirkwood Reconstruction.

Our program includes security briefing, community leadership CM Greg Travis's Office, HCFCD Executive Director Russ Poppe with an update on the Future of Harris County Flood Control District; Kirkwood Rebuild update; Walnut Bend Neighborhood presentation; and community affairs.

KIRKWOOD REBUILD PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CLOSING OCTOBER 31ST

The public comment period on the Kirkwood Rebuild project is closing Monday October 31. I encourage everyone in Briar Forest SuperNeighborhood to complete a comment card to convey your concerns or suggestions for improvements regarding this project and its impact on our community.